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Local Railroad Related Events

This web-page contains a listing of Railroad and Modeling events that may be of interest to RR enthusiasts in the Chicago-land area. Please   CONTACT US   if you have an event to list or find an error in a listing. This page is solely maintained as a courtesy to the modeling community and only updated occasionally, so it is best to contact the particular event of interest for the latest information. Most information is received from 3rd parties, so we cannot warrant the accuracy of any listings other than NMRA events.

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Date

Event Information & site link if available

IRM Logo
 
Illinois Railway Museum

A number of scheduled events can be found on the IRM website.

Here is a printable copy of their detailed event calendar.
https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/images/events/irm2025.pdf 

Please see the IRM website for complete details.
https://www.irm.org/ 


 
The Fox River Trolley Museum
365 S La Fox Street, South Elgin, Illinois 60177

Please see the museum website for complete details.
The grounds open in April with the Bunny Burrow Express
operating on the first 3 Saturdays in April.

https://foxtrolley.org/ 

5/3/2025
5/4/2025

Title Town Train Show

Ki Convention Center
Green Bay, WI

https://www.ttsgbllc.com/ 
for more information about this event.

5/4/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

5/7/2025 thru
5/9/2025

CNW Logo
CNW 1385 will be on the Move

The restored loco will be released from its restoration facility and
heading back home to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum.
Please click on the following link for information on the move
and how you can help.

https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/fvd2016/imagesfvd2016/events/cnw1385may2025.pdf 


Opening Day
5/11/2025
Mother's Day

Fox River Trolley Museum

South Elgin, IL

https://foxtrolley.org/visit/calendar/ 
for more information about their calendar of events.

5/18/2025
1:30pm to 4pm

FVD Logo
 
Fox Valley Division Meet

Join us for this "hybrid" - in-person and
on-line virtual Meeting.
Please see our website timetable for details.

https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/ 
for more information about this event.

6/1/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

6/13/2025
6/14/2025

GMWTS Logo
Sante Fe Historical Society Convention

Sheraton Lisle/Naperville Hotel.

https://sfrhms.org/ 
for more information about this event.

8/3/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

9/7/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

10/5/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

11/2/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

11/22/2025
10am - 3pm
Eastern Std Time
CID's Danville Indiana Train Show

Hendricks County Fair Grounds
1900 E Main St, Danville, IN 46122

29,000 sq. feet of displays, dioramas, operating layouts, with model railroad equipment and supplies for sale in all popular scales. Admission $3.00 per person, under 16 free with parent, food concession, free parking.

https://www.foxvalleydivision.org/fvd2016/imagesfvd2016/events/danville2025.pdf 
for more information about this event.

12/7/2025
9am - 3pm

GMWTS Logo
Great Midwest Train Show

DuPage County Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
$8 admission

https://www.trainshow.com/gmtspages/gmts 
for more information about this event.

 

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